I’m new to watches and I wanted my first to be an Omega. I like them because of immature reasons like the moon thing and the James Bond thing, but after looking into them for a couple of days I see that they have low reserves compared to other brands. Rolex Submariner has 70 hours, and even the much lower-priced Tudor Black Bay has 70 hours, while Speedmaster and Seamaster come in at 50-55 hours. It seems like that’s an indication of worse design and engineering. Or, if not, what am I missing?
The Omega movements were developed before longer power reserves became super popular.
Omega movements are just as good as Tudor movements. Rolex movements are nicer, but only in ways that matter to watchmakers, the end user won’t notice it at all.